Needle-guard for sewing-machines



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J. S. PATTEN.

NEEDLE GUARD POE SEWING MACHINES.

No. 412,202. Patented Oct. l, 1889.

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JA ME S S. PATTEN, OF BALTIMORE, llIARYLAND.

NEEDLE-GUARD FOR SEWING=N3ACHINEAS.

SFECICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 412,202, dated October 1, 1889. Application tiled December 5, 1888. Serial No. 292,689. (No model.)

To all whom i?? may coa-cern.:

Be it known that I, JAMES S. PATTEN, a citizen of the United States, at present resid-V ing in the city of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Sewing-Machine Attachment, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple attachment for sewing-machines, by the use of which all danger of the operator accidentallyT getting his or her finger in the path of the needle will be avoided.

The invention consists in the construct-ion and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and specifically pointed out. in the claim. Y

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures ot reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side view of a portion of a sewing-machine, representing' the saine as it appears when provided with myimproved attachment. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same, a portion ot the table, however, being represented in this view. Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a presser-foot, representing it as it appears when provided with my attachnient. Fig. J. is a. perspective view of a presser-foot and the attachment on an enlarged scale; and Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view on line :a: ot' Fig.

The shield forming the subject-matter of this application is preferably formed from a sheet of metal stamped and bent to the form shown in the drawings-that is, so that there VTill be two side wings or guards 10, each of which is formed with a central downwardlyextending opening 11, and provided with a side flange 1 2, through which there are passed rivets 13, whereby the shield or guard is connected to the presser-foot- 14. The metal between the shields or guards 10 is cut away, as shown at 15, and, if desired, the shields or guards could be made of separate pieces .of metal, as will be readily understood.

Although l prefer to connect the attachment to the presser-foot of the machine by riveting it to place, still I desire it to be nnderstood that any proper means for connecting the parts could be employed.

By forming the side openings 11, l provide for the admission of the required amount of light and for the easy threadingot the needle.

In operation the guards 10 will prevent the fingers of the operatorfrcin being passed beneath the needle, so that all danger of piercing the ingers will be avoided.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent A needle-guard for a sewing-machine presser-foot, consisting in the parallel verticallyextending plates 10, connected at the lower ends of their rear edges, as shown at 15, formed on their lower edges with apertured dan ges 12, and provided with openings 11, extending downwardly froni their upper edges.

JAMES S. PATTEN.

XVitnesses:

H. M. STUART, T. WATERS RUSSELL. 

